Bristol Blenheim

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light bomber aircraft reconnaissance aircraft twin‑engine aircraft

The Bristol Blenheim was a British twin‑engine light bomber and reconnaissance aircraft widely used by Allied air forces in the early years of World War II.

Aliases (7)

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	light bomber aircraft → reconnaissance aircraft → twin‑engine aircraft →
aircraftDesigner	Frank Barnwell →
alsoKnownAs	Bristol Type 142M →
armament	bombs → machine guns →
bombLoad	up to 1,000 lb of bombs → up to 454 kg of bombs →
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom →
crew	3 →
developedFrom	Bristol Type 142 →
emptyWeight	about 3,674 kg → about 8,100 lb →
engineType	Bristol Mercury radial engine →
firstFlight	1935-06-25 →
grossWeight	about 12,400 lb → about 5,625 kg →
height	3.0 m → 9 ft 10 in →
introduced	1937 →
length	12.98 m → 42 ft 7 in →
manufacturer	Bristol Aeroplane Company →
maximumSpeed	about 266 mph → about 428 km/h →
notableOperation	Battle of Britain → Battle of France → Finnish–Soviet Winter War → North African Campaign → first RAF bombing raid on Germany in World War II →
numberBuilt	about 4422 →
powerplant	2 × Bristol Mercury VIII radial engines →
retired	1956 →
role	ground attack aircraft → light bomber → maritime patrol aircraft → night fighter →
usedBy	Croatian Air Force Legion → Finnish Air Force → Free French Air Force → Greek Air Force → Indian Air Force → Romanian Air Force → Royal Air Force → Royal Australian Air Force → Royal Canadian Air Force → Royal New Zealand Air Force → South African Air Force → Turkish Air Force → Yugoslav Royal Air Force →
usedInConflict	World War II →
variant	Blenheim Mk I → Blenheim Mk IF → Blenheim Mk IV → Blenheim Mk IVF → Blenheim Mk V →
wingspan	17.17 m → 56 ft 4 in →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bristol Blenheim ("Blenheim Mk I") → Bristol Blenheim ("Blenheim Mk IF") → Bristol Blenheim ("Blenheim Mk IV") → Bristol Blenheim ("Blenheim Mk IVF") → Bristol Blenheim ("Blenheim Mk V") →	variant
Royal Romanian Air Force → Yugoslav Royal Air Force →	usedAircraft
No. 29 Squadron RAF →	aircraftOperated
No. 2 Group RAF →	historicalAircraftTypeOperated
Royal Air Force Fighter Command ("Bristol Blenheim fighter variants") →	primaryAircraftType
Fairey Battle →	successor
No. 12 Group RAF ("Bristol Blenheim (fighter variants)") →	usedAircraftType
No. 10 Group RAF →	usedEquipment